Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (22 Jun)8ft (2.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
!
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.9
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4372
3977
2861
1963
1491
1081
905
747
690
574
574
573
506
513
427
361
299
323
674
666
525
413
469
490
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
0
SSE
0
W
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:32PM1.79m
11:05AM1.74m
11:27PM1.72m
11:59AM1.72m
00:18AM1.68m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.25m
4:46AM0.23m
5:11PM0.32m
5:37AM0.28m
6:04PM0.38m
6:25AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
2
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
10
10
8
8
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
12
11
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
6
6
7
9
9
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
9
7
8
10
3
4
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
2.1
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4372
3977
2861
1963
1491
1081
905
747
690
574
574
573
506
513
427
361
299
261
505
666
525
413
469
490
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
21
21
8
7
38
27
27
23
23
23
25
29
38
49
154
102
137
149
175
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
7
7
3
3
16
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.6
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
5
1.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
13
8
42
44
88
139
323
674
11
307
109
279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
3
2
5
Distance (km)
3
3
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
35
5
36
13
16
216
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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